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CARLOS EDWARDS is so excited about the LDV Vans final that if he scores, he's stripping.

Don't worry, we're sure he's not going to really. But then again it's
always been the likeable Trinidadian's dream to play in a big British
cup final in front of thousands of fans crammed into a packed stadium.

Who knows? If he does net a goal, his emotions will rise and perhaps the shorts will go down after all.

"Growing up in Trinidad I always wondered what it would be like to run
out and play at the old stadium Wembley in a cup final," said Edwards.

"This one might be at the Millennium Stadium, but that's good because I'm with a Welsh club.

"Being out there is going to send the chills down my spine. It has been
a dream for me." "The stadium is massive and it's already got a lot of
history to it.

"Let's hope we can write our own chapter by becoming the first Welsh club side to win an English trophy there."

It's an amazing fact that Wrexham, for whom the prefix "crisis-hit" is
now almost obligatory, could well have three players in next year's
World Cup finals - not many Premiership sides can boast that.

But last week, as Edwards and compatriots Hector Sam and Dennis
Lawrence were on the other side of the world trying their hardest to
get Trinidad to Germany, there was another event constantly in the back
of their minds.

Edwards added: "While I was back home I focused on doing my best out
there. But the LDV final was always in my head. All three of us have
been thinking about going there on Sunday and giving something back to
the people who have welcomed us so much.

"Wrexham is our home now and we'd like to give the fans something to remember."

Put on the spot, ambitious Edwards did reveal his biggest dream.

"This final is going to be brilliant, but ultimately my biggest aim is to play with Trinidad at the World Cup finals," he said..

"But the time for all that will come. We've still got about a year and
seven matches which will decide if we're going to Germany.

"Cardiff is first and foremost in my mind at the moment.

"This will be one of the biggest games in my career.

"It's not the FA Cup, but for a club like Wrexham this final is going to be a wonderful event."

With the club still facing an uncertain future, many fans will travel
from North Wales looking to treat Sunday as a party day, determined to
enjoy the afternoon and forget about what could be in store for Wrexham.

And Edwards stressed the players are desperate to make sure the
showpiece event will end in the correct way - with the Dragons lifting
the cup.

"It's not been the best season for us," he added. "There are lot of
things about how the club's been run which are upsetting, but this has
put a smile back on people's faces.

"The fans deserve a bit of success. They've had a terrible time of it
this season, but this can be a thank you from the players to them for
all their support.

"If you look at the ups and the downs we've endured this term, this can
be something which will brighten up the club and the whole town.

"The players have got a duty to go down to Cardiff, do the best we can and hopefully come away with the trophy."

And while winning it for the fans might be uppermost in Edwards' mind,
he admits there's nothing wrong with a bit of selfishness on the big
day.

"I'd love to get a goal," added Edwards. "I'll go wild if I do. In fact, if I score I'm going to strip. I'll become a streaker.